Events in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Still the top tourist destination for those visiting the gem of Africa (Uganda), Queen Elizabeth national park is the main wildlife protection center/protected area in western Uganda. Game drives, kazinga boat cruise, lion tracking research, chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura Gorge, mongoose tracking on Mweya Peninsular, plus a lot of great lodging facilities that will relax you and provide a real African experience. Visitors that visit Bwindi for gorilla trekking find it interesting and easy to visit queen Elizabeth national park and enjoy the spectacular range of activities tailored just for visitors.
About 1978km², Queen Elizabeth National Park boasts a varied range of species; the area is naturally blessed with eye-catching undulating hills plus the view of the surrounding mountains of the moon-mountain rwenzori. For guests booking any African safari to east Africa, Queen Elizabeth national park is breathtaking and enticing thanks to the potpourri of all these elements.
Visiting Activities
When you visit Queen Elizabeth national park, there is quite a lot of fascinating activities you may participate in; moreover, the cultural interactions will help you to appreciate the variety of African culture.
KAZINGA BOAT CRUISE
One activity where you may see at most all the species of Queen Elizabeth national park at a glance is Kazinga Boat Cruise / Launch cruise. Learning about African wildlife such the African elephants, cape buffaloes, hippos, and crocodiles with a range of bird species is only one benefit of a boat tour over a 40km length Kazinga Channel. Two times a day—three times on a high pick season day—the boat excursion is carried out. Either schedule the morning cruise, which runs two hours from 11 a.m. till 1pm in the afternoon. The evening shift also runs from 3pm in the afternoon to 5pm in the evening. The bookings are handled at mweya offices; you can schedule a shift anyway you would want.
DROWS for Games
When you visit Queen Elizabeth National Park, you may also participate in the amazing wildlife drives. The dry season, which runs from June to September and January to February, is the ideal season for the game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park; at this time the tracks are dry, the grass is short, these factors improve game viewing conditions. Along with some lion tracking study on the kasenyi plains, the wildlife drive will allow you to see the tree climbing lions of ishasha. Among the others are plenty of buffalo herds, the lovely Uganda kobs, elephants, hippos (in the morning), and warthogs.
Chimpane Tracking
Another fascinating pastime carried out at Kyambura Gorge of Queen Elizabeth National Park is chimpanzee tracking. These humorous primates have baptized kyambura gorge new names like the valley of apes and the valley of comedy among others. Kyambura gorge is quite beautiful; it’s a stretch of a rain forest running across a large Savannah dominated area. Besides walking on earth, the chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge hang on trees. The rain forest shapes their adaptation to the kyambura gorge; moreover, the kyambura river drains the gorge, therefore creating an ecosystem unique unto itself.
Gorge Kyambura “The Valley of Apes”
Birdsiding
One finds the best birding in Queen Elizabeth national park. The international birding association (IBA) recognizes Queen Elizabeth national park, which has over 619 species of birds some of which are known worldwide. The variety of habitats from the Savannah woodland, the forests like, maramagambo, and kalinzu near Queen Elizabeth national park and marshes gives the birds their flexibility. Among the most beautiful African fish eagle among the others are the comorants, kingfishers, black bee eaters, fly catchers, and most of the birds can be seen along kazinga boat excursion.
LION Monitoring
Another fascinating pastime enjoyed by many guests is lion tracking research. Tracking the lions in kasenyi plains with the radiator collar is part of it. Professional researchers from the Uganda Carnivore Program (UCP) are doing actual study here. Mostly found in the kasenyi plains, lion tracking allows one to learn a lot about African lions and also get a closer view of the king of the jungle personally, lucky enough you might halt lions chasing a kob for the dinner’s meal. Few individuals engage in lion tracking activities to prevent interfering with the wilderness’s natural equilibrium, let better knowledge of the lion behaviors, and most importantly provide you an amazing lion tracking experience.
Cultural Countners
An open scroll to the African culture is cultural interactions. You will have fun learning the local legends from the elderly people living in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The kikongoro traditional dancers at the Equator are a group of ladies deeply ingrained in African culture who entertain guests there and create a lot of African items you would love to bring back as mementos from the wild Africa. Along the Kazinga Channel, the fishing villages. And if, at all you are going to participate in a community walk, Lake George like businga village should be your choice. Among others, you will enjoy a fresh fish snack right from the water and enjiy a lot from businga community like fishing, boat racing, sport fishing.
Hiking and the wonders of nature
Near Queen Elizabeth’s national park’s crater lakes, hiking and nature treks are enticing. For instance, the roughly 27km long Katwe crater drive will expose you to a great variety of fascinating sites; the undulating hills, large fields of savannah, view of the well-known Rwenzori mountains. Another item you should include on your queen Elizabeth’s agenda is Katwe crater salt factory. From katwe Salt Lake you will appreciate the full process of salt mining and the story about how these impoverished miners sacrifice to go and extract salt from the acidic lake will grab your attention.
One can also hike in the Kyambura Gorge, Kalinzu Forest Reserve, and Maramagambo Forest. Engaging in these fascinating hiking packages of Queen Elizabeth National Park; butterfly viewing in Kyambura Gorge, breathtaking views during the crater walks, you will learn a lot about plants in Kalinzu Forest among others. The Maramagambo forest will allow you to view millions of bats hanging inside the cavernues. After the Marburg catastrophe, the bat cave was closed; but, a viewing shelter was built to prevent any contact with the caves.
Where to live is never a concern in Queen Elizabeth National Park; the park is stained with a lot of accommodation facilities ranging from luxury to the most affordable ones and all accessible with standard services; ishasha safari camp, kasenyi safari lodge, jacana lodge, mweya safari lodge, mweya hostels, elephant lodge among the others.
Though it’s just a lot to do, Queen Elizabeth National Park is always fascinating. You never get enough when you visit it and following your experience will help you to confirm that it is the best national park east Africa has in terms of biodiversity.
